Derin Esmer - Çocuk Gibi - Chord

Key C major – A minor Chords Am, C, F, D, E, G#m, A# Easy key G (capo 5)

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Capo 0

Am  C  D  F

Am               C
Duygulara bırakmadın kendini
       D                      F
Kabukların kalınlaştı korkularla
Am                C
Oynarken ulaşılmazlık oyununu
           D                    F
Son durakların doyumsuzluk çıkmazında

  C                       E
Çocuk gibi hissetmek isterdin kendini
  Am                       F      G#m  A#
Nedensiz oyunlara katılmak öylece
  C                       E
Çocuk gibi hissetmek isterdin aslında
   Am                      F
Tutkusuz durabilmek olduğunla

Am  C  D  F

Am                C
Zaaflar özlemleri çağırdıkça
       D                   F
Koyulaştı karanlığı evsizliğin
Am                C
Koşarken ebedi tutkular peşinde
        D                     F
Hayallerin kalkanların kaçışlarında

  C                       E
Çocuk gibi hissetmek isterdin kendini
  Am                       F      G#m  A#
Nedensiz oyunlara katılmak öylece
  C                       E
Çocuk gibi hissetmek isterdin aslında
   Am                      F
Tutkusuz durabilmek olduğunla

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Harmony analysis

Derin Esmer – Çocuk Gibi: key and chord analysis

The song opens on Am and ends on F. Its chords belong to both C major and Am, so every chord below is read both ways.

Major view

C major

Brightness rank 2/7 (bright)

Characteristic notes

7 = B (leading tone, pulls home)
4 = F (the note that leans on the 3rd)

Minor view

A minor

Brightness rank 5/7 (leaning dark)

Characteristic notes

b6 = F (the minor's melancholy)
b7 = G (natural-minor colour)
#7 = G# (harmonic-minor leading tone from the V chord)

Which side does the ear lean to?

Our reading: to us the song feels closer to the A minor side because it opens on Am and the major V chord points straight at Am. That is an interpretation, not a rule — the same chords are just as valid seen from C major, and switching between the two views is exactly where the practice value lies.

Chord degrees: major and relative minor

Show the degrees above the chords — relative to C or to Am; comparing both readings is a practice of its own.

Every chord of the key, listed 1 to 7 separately for each key. Chords played in the song show how often they appear; chords from outside the scale sit next to their own degree.

Seen from C major
Degree	Chord	Role	Notes	In song
I	C	Tonic — home	C · E · G	10×
ii	Dm	Supertonic — prepares the dominant	D · F · A	—
II	D	Chromatic colour chordoutside the key	D · F# · A	6×
iii	Em	Mediant — a tonic-family shade	E · G · B	—
V/vi	E	Secondary dominant V/vi — leads to Amsecondary dominant	E · G# · B	4×
IV	F	Subdominant — moves away from home	F · A · C	10×
V	G	Dominant — strongest pull home	G · B · D	—
bvi	G#m	Chromatic colour chordoutside the key	G# · B · D#	2×
vi	Am	Relative minor — the melancholy side	A · C · E	10×
bVII	A#	bVII — borrowed (Mixolydian / parallel minor)borrowed chord	A# · D · E#	2×
vii°	Bdim	Leading-tone chord — tension	B · D · F	—

Seen from A minor
Degree	Chord	Role	Notes	In song
i	Am	Tonic — home	A · C · E	10×
bII	A#	Neapolitan bII — a dark, dramatic colour a half step above the tonicborrowed chord	A# · D · E#	2×
ii°	Bdim	Supertonic — prepares the dominant	B · D · F	—
III	C	Relative major — the bright side	C · E · G	10×
iv	Dm	Subdominant — moves away from home	D · F · A	—
IV	D	Major IV — Dorian / melodic-minor colourmodal colour	D · F# · A	6×
v	Em	Minor dominant — soft pull	E · G · B	—
V	E	Dominant — borrowed from harmonic minor, pulls hard to the tonicharmonic minor	E · G# · B	4×
VI	F	Submediant — warm colour	F · A · C	10×
VII	G	Subtonic — steps back to the tonic	G · B · D	—
#vii	G#m	Chromatic colour chordoutside the key	G# · B · D#	2×

Analysis

The key pair is C major and its relative A minor (no sharps or flats). 7 different chords appear 44 times in total; 3 of them sit naturally inside the shared scale. The major V of Am brings the harmonic-minor leading tone, giving the minor side a sharper, more dramatic pull; seen from C, the same E is V/vi, a secondary dominant heading for Am. A# is borrowed from the parallel minor, adding a darker shade to the major side.

Chord movement

F Am CIV → vi AmVI → iVI → i ×5
E Am CV/vi → vi AmV → iharmonic-minor cadence ×4
F C CIV → Iplagal cadence AmVI → III ×2
A# C CbVII → IbVII → I AmbII → III ×2

The move to watch is F → Am, heard 5 times. From the Am side it is VI → i (VI → i: falls a half step into home); from the C side it reads IV → vi. Knowing where these arrivals fall helps you feel the phrasing and anticipate the next chord.

Improvisation tips

C major pentatonic and A minor pentatonic are the same five notes (C – D – E – G – A): start from C for a brighter phrase, from A for a bluesier one.
Over Am, land on A, C, E — the chord's own tones always sound right on strong beats.
Over C, land on C, E, G — the chord's own tones always sound right on strong beats.
Over F, land on F, A, C — the chord's own tones always sound right on strong beats.
When E comes, swap the scale's G for G#: that single note is the harmonic-minor sound of the chord.
On A#, follow the chord's notes (A# · D · E#) rather than the key's scale — it's a borrowed colour.

The song on the circle of fifths

Played in the song — chord of the key
Played — the minor's harmonic V or a secondary dominant
Played — borrowed or outside chord
Home region: IV–I–V and ii–vi–iii

Empty slices are chords the song doesn't use.

Capo and easier keys

With C major shapes

No capo — open C shapes
Capo 3 + A shapes
Capo 5 + G shapes

With A minor shapes

No capo — open Am shapes
Capo 5 + Em shapes
Capo 7 + Dm shapes

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5 semitones down · capo 5 keeps the original pitch

The song's harmonic story

The first chord is Am; the ear learns where home is within a second. Am, C, F, D carry the song: vi–I–IV–II relative to C, i–III–VI–IV relative to Am. E is the interesting twist: in C it is a chromatic chord (V/vi), while in Am it becomes the dominant (V) that makes the minor side sound so determined. Keep an ear on F → Am (IV → vi in C, VI → i in Am): VI → i — falls a half step into home. It closes on F, letting the C side have the last word.

This analysis is generated from the song's chords by akorculuk's harmony engine using consistent rules. When you change key, the degrees stay the same; only the chord names change.

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